Full Name
Mauricio Prandi Valadares
Job Title
Global Strategic Sourcing Director
Company
Baker Hughes
Speaker Bio
Seasoned executive with experience in complex industries like Automotive, Consumer Goods, Energy, Healthcare and O&G. Well versed in managing large teams with multiple layers and passionate for people. Problem solver, can do attitude, good relationship with all layers of the companies and people developer. Started my career as a Product Engineer, moving to Manufacturing and Process Engineering in an automotive factory. Later led a Project Management area to build green and brown field factories, transitioning to Indirect Material and later Direct Material Sourcing for a consumer goods giant. Moved to a conglomerate, leading sourcing for the Latin America Region in a few different industries and managed Commercial Operations for the Healthcare division in the region, facing customers, managing supply chain, customer experience, process improvement, contract negotiations, customer collections, equipment delivery, installation and commissioning, managing channel partners and responsible for the region revenue forecast. Currently working at Baker Hughes (ex-GE O&G) as Global Strategic Sourcing Director, responsible for defining the commodity strategy & management of annual spend of $9B across 4 product companies.
